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Geography of China

Geography of China. What are the world’s highest mountains? What continent shares the same landmass as Asia? What mountain range forms the western boundary of Asia? Where did civilization begin? Why is farming difficult in Southwest Asia? What natural resource exists under deserts?

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Geography of China

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  1. Geography of China

  2. What are the world’s highest mountains? • What continent shares the same landmass as Asia? • What mountain range forms the western boundary of Asia? • Where did civilization begin? • Why is farming difficult in Southwest Asia? • What natural resource exists under deserts? • What is the largest country in SOUTH Asia? • Archipelagos exist in what part of Asia? • What climatic event greatly impacts East and South Asia? • _________ & _________are crops produced in Asia • What two countries have the most population? BONUS: What portion of the world’s surface is Asia?

  3. 1. What portion of the world’s surface is Asia and the Pacific? 2. What are the world’s highest mountains? • What continent shares the same landmass as Asia? 4. Name two regions of Asia. 5. Where did civilization begin? 6. Why is farming difficult in Southwest Asia? 7. What natural resource exists under deserts? 8. What is the largest country in SOUTH Asia? 9. What climatic event is common in SOUTH Asia? 10. Archipelagos exist in what part of Asia? 11. _________ & _________are crops from Asia 12. What two countries have the most population? 13. Other than archipelagos, mountains, and deserts, what is one physical feature IN Asia? 14. What portion of the world’s population is in Asia and the Pacific? BONUS: What nomadic warriors lived on the Steppe?

  4. Pre-1500s China • Geographically isolated • Developed unique culture • Self-sufficiency • Strong ethnocentric belief

  5. Land, Area and Climate • 3rd largest country • Largest population

  6. Concentrated in eastern 1/3 of country

  7. River Valleys • Heavy Population • Huang He River Valley = farming region • Yangze = China’s longest and industrial sector

  8. Irregular coastline

  9. Monsoons

  10. Mountains and Deserts • Gobi Desert

  11. Takla Maklan Desert

  12. Himalaya Mountains • Tibetan Plateau

  13. According to the video what major problem is China facing? • What are two causes of desertification in China? • Name one desert that is expanding. • Give one specific way that the government or people of China attempted to slow the process? BONUS: How much land is turned to desert every year?

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